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The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold

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The Lovely Bones

George Harvey is never definitively proven to be Susie's killer in The Lovely Bones, and he is never caught or punished for the crime. At the end of the novel, he dies by accident when an icicle hits...

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The Lovely Bones

Mr. Harvey dies at the end when an icicle falls on him, causing him to stumble into an icy ravine, where his body is concealed by snow. This death is symbolic, serving as natural justice for his...

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